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The Australian Walnut Industry Association is the primary forum for members of
the walnut industry in Australia as well as those just interested in all aspects
of walnut production and are possibly contemplating entering the industry.
This web site has a Public section with information of
general interest about walnuts and walnut products and a Members
section with additional material relevant to those in the industry.
To gain access to the Members section, please see this
page for contact information and about joining AWIA.
Latest Updates:
- AWIA Research Project: Walnut
Nut Setting and Retention. Your chance to participate in
walnut research. (Members' Section, posted 23/8/08)
- Updated AWIA
Strategic Plan (Members' Section) (posted
5/8/08)
- Secure
On-Line Symposium Registration site
now available (posted 11/7/08)
- International Walnut Symposium 2009 Registration
Brochure (posted 24/6/08)
- International Walnut Symposium 2009 2nd
Announcement (posted April 7, 2008) (PDF,
585KB)
- Report
from Research Planning Day at 2008 Farmwalk (PDF file 85Kb)
(Members' section) (posted 13/3/08)
- Photos from the February
2008 Farmwalk (Members' section -- posted 19/2/08)
- National
Animal Pest Alert for Indian Ringneck Parakeet (Note: 1.4MB
PDF file - posted
29/1/09)
- AWIA
Newsletter, January 2008 (Members' section) (posted 27/1/08)
- Minutes
of AWIA AGM, November 2007 (Members' section) (posted
27/1/08)
- Managing
Bird Damage to Fruit and Other Horticulture Crops: Link to
complete publication form the NSW DPI. Contains 287 pages.
Available as hardcopy or via free download. Contact 1800 020157
to order hardcopies.
- A searchable
database of papers on Walnut Research from University of
California Davis (link courtesy of Tim Miles)
- Work
experience student in Horticulture from France: do you
have a suitable position? (posted 12/10/07)
- AWIA
Newletter, August 2007 (Members' section - posted
30/8/07)
- Link to EXTOXNET
- The EXtension TOXicology NETwork: A searchable
database of pesticides and herbicides (a cooperative effort of
several US universities) (posted 22/8/07) Highly
recommended.
- Two new Walnut Processing Facilities for Victoria: Success for two separate groups in obtaining
grants from the FOOD PROCESSING IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA PROGRAM (FPRAP)
to establish regional walnut processing facilities in Violet
Town and QWP at Koraleigh. (posted 13/6/07,
updated 16/10/07)
- Walnuts feature as Food
of the Month in the Official Glycemic Index newsletter (posted
24/5/07)
- Search Google
Recipe Search for Walnut recipes (posted 8/5/07)
- Calculation
method for foods eligible to make health claims, from Food
Standards Australia & NZ: Proposal
P293 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (posted 4/4/07)
- Effective
Lives of Assets for Equipment used in the Nut Industry (an
ATO document) (posted to Members' Section 2/4/07)
- Link to an article about protection
against osteoporosis by the the types of fats in walnuts
(posted 2/4/07)
- Nine useful
articles (Members' Section) (posted 8/3/07)
- Photos
from Farmwalk 2007 (members only section) (posted
22/2/07)
Note: If you use Internet Explorer 7, there is a serious bug
in it that stops this page from displaying properly. Please use this
link instead.
- A design for a small "Universal
Nut Sheller" (posted 17/1/07)
- Minutes
of AGM, November 2006 (Members only, posted 7/12/06)
- AWIA
photo portfolio (Members section, posted 15/11/06)
- Drought
and Frost issues (posted 1/11/06)
- Newsletter, October 2006 (Members' section,
posted 20/10/06)
- South
Australian Drought Hotline: Contact information and Flyer (posted
29/9/06)
- Members Section: see Link
to Horticulture for Tomorrow web site and
"Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian
Horticulture" publication (posted October 14 '06)
- Link to the ABC Landline "Walnut
plantings take off", 3/9/06. Excellent programme
from ABC Rural, featuring both large and small walnut producers
(link posted September 6 '06)
- Update to Market
Report, 6 September, 2006 (Members ONLY)
- "Fact File:
Walnuts", by Jayne Tancred ND (posted August 22 '06)
-
Minutes June 3, 2006. Members only
(posted 30
June '06)
- More
recipes posted (27/4/06)
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Photos
from the February '06 Farm Walk (Members Only section,
posted 21/3/06)
- Updates and additions to the
Walnut
Recipes page (7/2/06)
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Newsletter, February 2006 (Members' section -
posted 3/2/06)
- Link to latest Research:
Walnuts
and Melatonin, from University of Texas
- AWIA's entry in
2005
Australian Horticulture Yearbook (March 2005)
- Locations for
Farm Gate sales
of New Season
Walnuts (updated March 2005)
- Photos from
Field Day, Lakes
Entrance, Victoria, 12th
&13th February, 2005
- Link to The Age article on Dargo walnuts,
"Going
Nuts" By Justine Costigan
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AWIA
Members' Forum -- on-line discussion and mutual help (for Members
only)
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